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DE Written Statement

Preparation of the European Council meeting of 23-24 June 2022, including the meeting with Western Balkan leaders on 23 June - Candidate status of Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova and Georgia (debate)

The mission and expectation of citizens and the European Parliament to the European Council are clear: The convening of a Convention for Treaty Amendments to implement the proposals of the Conference on the Future of Europe. Obviously, the Council does not show any particular interest in the Conference on the Future of Europe. Now it will be up to the Czech Presidency to make nails with heads! In …

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EN Written Statement

Debate with the Prime Minister of Estonia, Kaja Kallas - The EU's role in a changing world and the security situation of Europe following the Russian aggression and invasion of Ukraine (continuation of debate)

The European Union is and must remain a union of peace. All EU Member States together already have the second highest military expenditure in the world. I am therefore extremely critical of the additional militarisation of the EU, including increases in defence spending – which are also largely bypassing the European Parliament and its scrutiny function. As a member of a neutral state, I would als…

7 Feb

2024

EN Speech

The EU priorities for the 68th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (debate)

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Mr President, dear Commissioner, dear colleagues, it’s a very crucial moment for gender equality. I am a member of the EP delegation to CSU since 2016 and for this year, the task is clear, I guess. We have to secure the last years’ achievements, especially on SRHR, intersectionality and the important role of civil society organisations as well as our fight against the backlash. It is of utmost imp…

13 Sep

2023

DE Speech

Regulation of prostitution in the EU: its cross-border implications and impact on gender equality and women’s rights (debate)

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Mr President! Dear colleagues, what should really make up our work is to put the human being at the centre. Unfortunately, that has not been achieved in this report. I have been working in this field for many years with NGOs and sex workers associationsFor a long time in local politics. Our hopes for a fair and correct and balanced report on the situation of sex work in the EU were unfortunately d…

9 May

2023

EN Speech

Discharge 2021 (continuation of debate)

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Madam President, Commission, Council, as rapporteur for FEMM Opinion on the discharge 2021 for the EU general budget, section three, I would like to thank the rapporteurs for including the concerns of the FEMM Committee into the resolution. The application of gender mainstreaming in the EU budgetary procedure is still weak and there is a lack of gender equality spending targets and indicators in t…

15 Mar

2023

EN Speech

Women activism – human rights defenders related to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) (debate)

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Madam President, Council, Commissioner, today, during the ceremony of the International Women’s Day, we had the honour to listen to honourable and great Shirin Ebadi, an inspiration for us all. But equal to so many that stand up and fight for women’s rights, for sexual and reproductive health and rights, she lives in exile. And this week, as it was already mentioned, the Polish women’s rights defe…

14 Feb

2023

EN Speech

The EU priorities for the 67th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, Minister, in a few weeks, we as the European Parliament go to the 67th UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), i.e. the COP for gender equality, the most important event to fight for women’s rights, with representatives from 189 countries. We will meet stakeholders and advocates from all over the world to prove that we as the EU are a reliable partner on empowering …

13 Dec

2022

DE Speech

The recent JHA Council decision on Schengen accession (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, Mr Council representative! For us Greens, freedom of movement in Europe and solidarity are our top priorities. As has already been said, the Schengen Agreement is a great achievement and not a bargaining chip. It means protecting freedom of movement and is one of the cornerstones of the European Union. This symbol of European integration must not be lightly restricted. …

18 Oct

2022

EN Speech

General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2023 - all sections (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, Council, on behalf of the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM), I would very much like to thank the rapporteurs and the Budget Committee for their very good work. As was already mentioned, the circumstances for this year’s budgetary procedure are very challenging, and I very much acknowledge the efforts to achieve a very good compromise. The FEMM Co…

4 Oct

2022

DE Speech

Situation of Roma people living in settlements in the EU (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, dear Minister! Three months ago, as part of the mission of the Committee on Regional Development, I visited a Roma settlement in eastern Slovakia. Younous Omarjee has already mentioned this. What we found there made us stunned: at least 300 people without running water, without sewage and waste systems, with limited access to healthcare and education, the children no…

8 Jun

2022

EN Speech

Global threats to abortion rights: the possible overturn of abortion rights in the US by the Supreme Court (debate)

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Madam President, the US Supreme Court is not only affecting women and girls in the US; it’s affecting the whole world. It’s affecting us. It’s about human rights, bodily autonomy, liberty and freedom. Despite many decades of progress, sexual and reproductive rights still remain out of reach for many across the world. And after this potential overturn in the US, it means around 170 million more. We…

3 May

2022

EN Speech

The follow up of the Conference on the Future of Europe (debate)

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Madam President, it has been a very long process from the first announcement of the conference to where we are today, with a concrete set of proposals together with the citizens and institutions for more Europe, but also for another Europe. And as a member of the working group, a stronger economy, social justice and jobs, I really think we can be proud of what we have achieved together and also of…

5 Apr

2022

EN Speech

Guidelines for the 2023 budget – Section III (debate)

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Madam President, dear Mr Commissioner, dear Mr Rapporteur, dear colleagues, on behalf of the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality, I would like to thank you very much for the constructive cooperation on the guidelines for the 2023 budget, Section III. Gender equality is a core value of the European Union with significant potential for the EU budget that is still not fully used, as even …